吳銓高 英譯中 [散文] 雞年說雞

二觉陀

吳銓高 英譯中 [散文]
The Rooster
雞年說雞
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Principle Qualities: Honest, frank , obliging, courageous.
優點︰誠實 , 率直 , 樂於助人 , 勇敢。

Principle Defects:  Vain, thoughtless, preoccupied with his appearance.
缺點︰貪慕虛榮 , 粗心大意 , 過於注重外表。

Work
Gives of himself completely.
Tradition has it that he would find an earthworm in the desert.
工作
做事鞠躬盡瘁。
有在沙漠找到一條蚯蚓的毅力。

Best Role:  Military hero or comic figure.
最佳角色︰軍中英雄或者諧劇演員。

Worst Role: Spy (he is conspicuous).
最差角色︰間諜 (他最惹人注目)。

Money: Very extravagant; he cannot resist temptation.
His bank account often will be in the red.
理財︰非常奢侈；他不能抵抗誘惑。
他的銀行戶口 , 經常出現赤字。

Luck
He does not have much. All his life he will be forced to scratch the earth to find food.
But if he is born in spring, he will be less of a braggart.

運氣
他沒有很多。在他的一生中 , 他必須用力啄開泥土 , 才能找到食品。
但是如果他在春天出生，他將是較務實。

Cannot Live Without :-
如果沒有以下因素 , 則不能生存 :-

Seducing
Admiring looks from others are a drug to him, even though he might not admit it.
引起
旁人讚賞的目光是他的靈藥 , 儘管他可能不承認。

Adores
From time to time to spend quiet holidays in an isolated and comfortable place.
喜歡
時而在一個獨立和舒適的地方裡 , 度過安靜的假期。

Hates
Any attempt to probe his private being or expose his motives.
In short, any attempt to lift his feathers to look underneath.
不喜歡
他人探查他的任何私隱 , 或者拆穿他的動機。
總之，任何吹毛求疵的行為。

Leisure Activities
Evenings spent socialising or reading.
休閑活動
晚上進行社交活動或者閱讀。

Favourite Places
He likes to have a corner of his own, decorated by him,
where others can only enter by invitation. A 'kind' of secret garden.
最喜愛的地方
他自己裝飾的安樂窩。
沒有他的邀請 , 誰都不淮進入。一個祕密的 [私藪]。

Colour:  Yellow.
顏色︰黃。

Plants: Orange and palm trees.
植物︰橙樹和棕櫚樹。

Flower:  Sunflower, hawthorn.
花︰向日葵，山楂。

Professions
Any commercial profession from salesman to sales director or sales representative;
military officer; restaurant owner, hair-dresser, public relations, farmer, aesthete, manicurist, teacher.
職業
任何推銷上的職業 , 從售貨員 , 營業代表到營業部董事；
軍官 , 餐廳東主 , 髮型師 , 公關 , 農夫 , 審美家 , 修甲師及教師。

During his childhood, youth and maturity, the Rooster will often have problems and his life will be strewn with ups and downs.
在他童年和少年的成長期間，屬雞的人經常遇到難題 , 生活七上八落。

He will know the greatest joys and suffer the greatest sorrows;
he will be surrounded by friends, sometimes alone.
他懂得盡情歡樂 , 也承受過極大的悲痛；
他身邊有很多朋友 , 但是有時也愛獨處。

But as soon as he attains emotional stability and becomes settled in a profession,
his life will become calm. In any case, he will enjoy a happy old age.
一旦他情緒穩定下來 , 他會專心從事一種行業 , 他的生活將變得平靜。
無論如何，他將會安享晚年。

其他生肖：
| Rat | Ox | Tiger | Rabbit | Dragon | Snake | Horse | Goat | Monkey | Rooster | Dog | Pig |


其他生肖：
| 鼠 | 牛 | 虎 | 兔 | 龍 | 蛇 | 馬 | 羊 | 猴 | 雞 | 狗 | 豬 |


The Rooster 雞年說雞 [完] [中譯 : 二覺陀]
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